Survey Data
Reg No
15503006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1950 - 1960
Coordinates
305069, 121736
Date Recorded
16/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding monument, dated 1955; unveiled 1956, on a square plan. Set on quay.
Appraisal
A monument by Wheeler Williams (1897-1972) of Chicago 'presented to the people of Ireland by the United States of America' in commemoration of Commodore John Barry (1745-1803) and 'his outstanding contribution to the naval annals of his adopted country' (cf. 15704867): meanwhile, a later panel records wreath laying ceremonies carried out (1962; 1963) by President General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and President John F. Kennedy (1917-63) respectively. NOTE: Signed 'WHEELER WILLIAMS N.A SCULPTOR – U.S.A. - 1955' and 'T.F. McGANN & SONS Co. FDY. BOSTON MASS. U.S.A.'.